Stainby Tip - Red Kites

 
 
 
Up to nine Red Kites seen on 31st Dec 2010

Herring Gulls at Leadenham

 
 

A colour ringed adult (BLUE J3YY) and Adult argentatus

The following details were recieved:

Thank you for your report of a CR-ringed Gull. Under you will find the details.

CR-Code Dark blue ring with white code: J3YY LBBW(J3YY);RBM
Ringing Centre Stavanger Museum (Norway) Ring number 4263533
Species Herring Gull Larus argentatus
Sex Unknown Age Pullus

Date Place Coordinates Observers Days/km/°
04.07 2007 Klovningen, Karmøy, Rogaland, Norway 59°17'00"N 005°09'30"E Vedø, Thom Ole -
08.08 2009 Brennevinsmyra, Mandal, Vest-Agder, Norway 58°01'04"N 007°30'33"E Helberg, Morten 766/196/134
09.08 2009 Brennevinsmyra, Mandal, Vest-Agder, Norway 58°01'04"N 007°30'33"E Jørgensen, Finn 767/196/134
13.03 2010 Terschelling beach, Terschelling, The Netherlands 53°25'35"N 005°24'39"E Vink, Jaap 983/652/178
27.07 2010 Hanstholm havn, Nordjylland, Denmark 57°07'28"N 008°35'36"E Fritze, Eddie 1119/313/138
09.12 2010 Leadenham Rubbish Tip, Lincolnshire, Great Britain 53°03'38"N 000°33'48"W Chick, Andrew 1254/777/209
23.12 2010 Pitsea Landfill Site, Essex, Great Britain 51°32'10"N 000°31'34"E Roper, Paul 1268/909/200

Lincolnshire's Big Freeze

 
 
 
Just a little bit cold around here.....

Leadenham Herring Gull - Nov 2010

 

A classic argentatus, (Scandinavian Herring Gull) at Leadenham Tip - Nice!

Leadenham Dump

 
A very 'pink' Black-headed Gull at the tip today.

Leadenham Dump (Gull numbers really building up at this site, unfortunatley it's really difficult to get a good place to view...)

BH c650 (one really pink one...)
HG c520
GB c170
LB c300
CM c50

Plastic goose at Marston STW

 

Marston STW 7th Nov 2010 - A blue-phase Snow Goose found today at Marston STW with the 216 Greylag Geese.
Also:

Water Rail 3 (heard)
Lapwing 18
Skylark 17
Pied Wagtail c10
Teal 59
Shoveler 1
Moorhen 4
Canada Goose 1
Mallard 37
Snipe c20
Wigeon 3
Magpie 2
Long-tailed Tit 10
Little Grebe 1
Dunnock 4
Goldfinch 8
Carrion Crow 4
Blue Tit 3
Sparrowhawk 1
Buzzard 1
Common Gull 1
Pheasant 2
Blackbird 3
Pink-footed Goose c70 west
Great Tit 1
Jackdaw 1
Woodpigeon 30
Tree Sparrow 3
Reed Bunting 2
Meadow pipit 1
Curlew 16
Golden Plover 45, 20, c500 (3 flocks)
Starling 143
Wren 2
Herring Gull 3
Fieldfar 65
Redwing 10
Greenfinch 3

Joint Lincolnshire Bird Club and Lincolnshire Naturalists' Union meeting

Joint Lincolnshire Bird Club and Lincolnshire Naturalists' Union meeting
on 27th November 2010 at 2pm

Reserve management along the Lincolnshire coast.
by Dave Miller LWT Coast Ranger
at Whisby NP Education Centre, Lincoln.

Dave Miller is currently Assistant Warden at Gibraltar Point NNR, but as of 18th October he will be taking up the newly created post of Coastal Ranger. He will have responsibility for the maintenance of the Seacroft area of Gibraltar Point and other coastal reserves. His talk will be titled “Reserve management along the Lincolnshire coast”. He will explain the wide range of management regimes, and their rationales, along the Lincolnshire coastal reserves and the subsequent benefits to birds and wildlife.

Free to LNU and LBC members

Hen Harrier in Lincs

Stunning Hen Harriers in North Lincs - http://ping.fm/O2G43

Thinking of visiting the Seals

Lincs Wildlife Trust - Donna Nook Grey Seal Colony - For much of the year grey seals at the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trusts’ Donna Nook National Nature Reserve are at sea or hauled out on distant sandbanks. Every November and December, the seals give birth to their pups near the sand dunes: a wildlife spectacle which attracts visitors from across the UK. With over 1300 pups born annually and tens of thousands of visitors, management is required and this is achieved thanks to the fantastic support of a team of volunteer wardens and the staff of RAF Donna Nook. Check out the LWT site for full details - http://ping.fm/RDwWJ

Top Wildlife Photography

Top Wildlife Photograhy at http://ping.fm/NXjMf

Lesser Pecker at Gib Point........

Is this one of the rarest birds in Lincolnshire? http://ping.fm/XzXN1

Warning over 'terrible' northern seabird breeding

Seabird breeding has been "terrible" in some northerly areas such as Orkney and Shetland, RSPB Scotland has warned.

The 700 Arctic terns present at the start of the breeding season on the Shetland island of Mousa failed to produce a single chick.

The organisation said the situation was "similarly miserable" on Orkney.

The RSPB's Doug Gilbert said: "The terrible season for critical colonies in the far north warns us that seabird populations remain in real danger."

Taken from - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-11565825

Grey Phalarope at Covenham Res - Lincolnshire http://ping.fm/yeMKq

Lincolnshire Rough legged Buzzard arrival http://ping.fm/miuSs

Lincolnshire Long-tailed Duck images at http://ping.fm/PZLlA

Whale Food Image from NASA

Green Sea - NASA image of lots of whale food....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/4897630939/

Pipistrelle Bat

Recovered from an office stair well in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Cared for overnight and released the following evening outside the same building. A goodnews story from Grantham!

Non-native Crayfish in Lincolnshire

Non-native Crayfish or American signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) photographed in the River Bain, Lincolnshire October 2010. This large adult was getting on for 8 inches long.

British Wildlife Photography Awards 2010 http://ping.fm/XpyG2

Lincolnshire Fallow Deer Images

Four Fallow Deer, including a fawn with the short nose in Lincolnshire woodland. Images taken with remote camera.


Adult female Fallow Deer.

Amazing images of the Lincolnshire Barred Warbler at http://ping.fm/WcqiT

Filey Birding

What a view!

 

Overseas Birding

 
 
 
 

Photos: Great Whites "Take Turns" Feeding on Dead Whale http://ping.fm/87Dla
Stunning images from False Bay - South Africa.

Census of Marine Life reveals bizarre deep-sea sights. The first global Census of Marine Life is the culmination of 10 years of marine exploration by 2700 researchers from 80 nations. http://ping.fm/VVIBv

Amazing whale images on this blog, taken yesterday.... http://ping.fm/t7DtJ

Check out Mark Avery's blog at http://ping.fm/UYfv6 for information on the RSPB AGM yesterday.

Out of Africa - Investigating the declines of our migrant birds . Our summer migrant birds face incredible challenges in their daily lives but none more so than their annual journeys to and from Africa. To escape the British winter, migrant birds fly thousands of miles to reach warmer climates, returning again in spring. However numbers of our summer migrants, such as the Cuckoo and Turtle Dove, are declining and we don't know why.It is critical for the future of our summer migrants that our research takes place now. To carry out the planned work, the BTO need funds. If you are able to support them, you can do so in the following this link - http://ping.fm/GQKUG

Great Grey Shrike still showing at Donna Nook today.

Pipistrelle Bat

 

Juv. Artic Skua

 
 
 
 

Female Red-viened Darter

 

Andrew P. Chick Artwork